Cruz: 'McConnell led effort to keep Planned Parenthood funding'

WND ^ | 07/27/2015 | GARTH KANT

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WASHINGTON – Just days after publicly calling the majority leader a liar on the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has upped the stakes in his war on GOP brass by accusing Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., of spearheading the effort to keep taxpayer funds going to Planned Parenthood.

In a statement that mentioned “gruesome videos of senior officials of Planned Parenthood discussing the selling of body parts of unborn children,” Cruz blasted McConnell for blocking an amendment by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to defund the abortion provider.

“These videos are horrifying, and yet it saddens me greatly that the Republican leader led the effort to continue the taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood,” charged Cruz.

On Friday, when he accused McConnell of lying to his face about making a secret deal with Democrats, Cruz had said that was because McConnell had no interest in championing a conservative agenda.

Cruz also said McConnell has led the Senate just as Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., would have, because they both do the bidding of big business and donors rather than serve the will of the people.

“The McConnell-Reid leadership team has no interest in cutting off one penny of funds to Planned Parenthood, which is why leader Mitch McConnell just blocked a vote on defunding Planned Parenthood,” observed Cruz on Monday.

He added, “To the millions of Americans who rallied in November believing if only we got a Republican majority in the Senate something would be different, this was a clarifying and a sad moment.”

Cruz was relentless, continuing, “[T]o see the so-called Republican leadership whip against allowing a vote to defund Planned Parenthood — it has the virtue of clarity. It makes clear that the McConnell-Reid leadership team is united in favor of big government spending and debt and power.”

Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah

[anymouse]

Odd, I may have ended all of the GOP Senate careers by staying home at election time. I am certain others will join me.

Hello, McFly! That's what Primary elections are for. Don't like an incumbent? Vote in a better candidate.

Not voting is handing the election to the Democrats (the equivalent of handing your enemy your guy to shot you with it.)

Such defeatist talk us extremely unbecoming of a FReeper. Mods should zot those who suggest such on general principal.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

I like the way you think

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

AGREED!